Ho Yun Tim Sum Review: Handmade Dim Sum By Ex-Hotel Chef From Hong Kong At Tampines

As a Hong Konger living in Singapore for the past two decades, the owner of this hawker stall was fed up with the standard of local dim sum. With his experiences as a dim sum chef in hotels and restaurants, he pushed to set up his own stall serving quality dim sum at affordable rates.

Food at Ho Yun Tim Sum The simple menu highlights a typical selection of dim sum ranging from fried to steamed dishes. I decided to start with a bowl of Century Egg with Lean Pork Porridge ($2.70) to warm up my stomach for the heavy meal ahead. I was pleasantly surprised by how large the bowl of porridge was, especially since it was less than $3.

The porridge was flavourful and creamy, as the rice grains disintegrated in the pork stock. The slices of century egg lifted the delicate-tasting congee with their bold savour, while the chunks of lean pork gave some chewiness to the otherwise mushy porridge. Up next was Prawn Chee Cheong Fun ($2.70) ; a must-have for me when eating dim sum.

The rolls of chee cheong fun were swimming in a heavy-handed scoop of sweet soy sauce. Har Gao ($2.70) is one of my favourite dim sum, and I can easily eat three steamer baskets of these on my own.

Though Ho Yun’s skin is on the thicker side, the har gao here is much bigger than the ones you would usually get from coffee shops. It seems like Ho Yun is generous with their portions, as their Siew Mai ($2.70) was similar to those served in restaurants in terms of size. The siew mai was juicy and bursting with flavours as I took a mouthful of it.

These soft and fluffy buns were stuffed with a liberal amount of sweet char siew chunks, resulting in a good ratio of bun to meat. Ending off this dim sum meal was Pork Ribs ($2.70) .

The tender meat easily came off the bone and was well seasoned with hints of peppery notes. Ambience at Ho Yun Tim Sum It seems like the East is a treasure trove of hidden gems, with Ho Yun situated in a coffee shop at the heartlands of Tampines.

This surprised me given that it was a two-man show running the kitchen, where the chef-owner freshly prepares the dim sum while his wife dishes them out. Serving restaurant-quality dim sum at wallet-friendly rates, Ho Yun is a great go-to place to have your fill of dim sum!